Well hello there
I realise I'm never online anymore but we still don't have connections in the new accommodation so I can't be bothered to hike over to the computer room unless I have work to do and, obviously, when I have work to do I don't sit on msn and livejournal 'cos I'm a sad bint :-p
I turned 20 on Sunday :-) It's weird. I'm not a teenager anymore. It sucks. Helen gave me a scrapbook for uni memories which I'm looking forward to doing a Fresher's Week page - there are ten in total so one for Fresher's and one for graduation (assuming I haven't been arrested by then and therefore fail to finish) are reserved. Other than that I guess I have to see what happens.
Other gifts were creative also. Linzi & Craig decided if I paint my own crockery then it can't get nicked...? Spot the logic? Anyone? Thought not lol so I have a mug, egg cup, bowl, plate, cup and saucer to paint :-D Bev had the same idea and gave me an Eeyore mug! 'Harry cat' gave me balloons and a booklet on making balloon animals!! Boo kept with tradition and I have cat and dog socks :-) Megan gave me a tortoise charm for my bracelet that she /knew/ I was getting (until the jewellers buggered up the order...). Nicki gave me a cuddly, pink pony because I don't have a horse anymore & she, linzi et al do :-) I thought that was very sweet of her.
Some of my cards got seriously delayed by bloody internal mail (I /deeply/ understand the meaning of 'going postal' now.. lol) but Iain's and my gran's made it eventually :-) I think the unanimous text was from Helen M but I'm not sure. It was quite scary hearing from John and not my friends but I suppose we don't talk much anymore and people keep sulking because they misunderstand something. Letting them get on with it but it was a strange feeling.. I didn't realise I was quite such a bitch!
Invited people here to the races on the day and eventually Linzi, Craig, Shelley, Megan and Christian came. Was a good day, despite The Hat and cold weather. We had pizza, cake and games on the Saturday night with the same people. Was fun.
It hasn't all been great though, got some bad news, the evil guy at Fish Alive doesn't take enough care of his stock and thus the new catfish H and I bought before I came back to uni have died and taken my beloved Bowlby and Freud with them. As well as one of the oranda's I bought for H for Christmas. I'm rediculously upset. If one more person tells me they're just fish I'll kill someone. I got those fish the Easter before my G.C.S.E.'s! They got me through the bloody things I swear!
This does, however, mean I have three empty tanks... There's my little one with a filter which had Bowlby and Freud in, there's James's slightly larger one which had Bib in when he was poorly and there's the huge one in the living room with just Jonah the oranda in it atm. H and I are planning to buy some new fish when I'm back at Easter but pondering what to go for. I need a book.
Anyway, off to work on Ecology, prepare for the cow study tomorrow and find some food. All these assignments are detrimental to my digestive system. Oh, and possibly watch the birthday dvds - have seen Gothika already, now have Dr Doolittle 1 & 2 ('so you might learn something useful at uni') and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from Gran & Granda! :-D
Hope everyone's well :-)
I turned 20 on Sunday :-) It's weird. I'm not a teenager anymore. It sucks. Helen gave me a scrapbook for uni memories which I'm looking forward to doing a Fresher's Week page - there are ten in total so one for Fresher's and one for graduation (assuming I haven't been arrested by then and therefore fail to finish) are reserved. Other than that I guess I have to see what happens.
Other gifts were creative also. Linzi & Craig decided if I paint my own crockery then it can't get nicked...? Spot the logic? Anyone? Thought not lol so I have a mug, egg cup, bowl, plate, cup and saucer to paint :-D Bev had the same idea and gave me an Eeyore mug! 'Harry cat' gave me balloons and a booklet on making balloon animals!! Boo kept with tradition and I have cat and dog socks :-) Megan gave me a tortoise charm for my bracelet that she /knew/ I was getting (until the jewellers buggered up the order...). Nicki gave me a cuddly, pink pony because I don't have a horse anymore & she, linzi et al do :-) I thought that was very sweet of her.
Some of my cards got seriously delayed by bloody internal mail (I /deeply/ understand the meaning of 'going postal' now.. lol) but Iain's and my gran's made it eventually :-) I think the unanimous text was from Helen M but I'm not sure. It was quite scary hearing from John and not my friends but I suppose we don't talk much anymore and people keep sulking because they misunderstand something. Letting them get on with it but it was a strange feeling.. I didn't realise I was quite such a bitch!
Invited people here to the races on the day and eventually Linzi, Craig, Shelley, Megan and Christian came. Was a good day, despite The Hat and cold weather. We had pizza, cake and games on the Saturday night with the same people. Was fun.
It hasn't all been great though, got some bad news, the evil guy at Fish Alive doesn't take enough care of his stock and thus the new catfish H and I bought before I came back to uni have died and taken my beloved Bowlby and Freud with them. As well as one of the oranda's I bought for H for Christmas. I'm rediculously upset. If one more person tells me they're just fish I'll kill someone. I got those fish the Easter before my G.C.S.E.'s! They got me through the bloody things I swear!
This does, however, mean I have three empty tanks... There's my little one with a filter which had Bowlby and Freud in, there's James's slightly larger one which had Bib in when he was poorly and there's the huge one in the living room with just Jonah the oranda in it atm. H and I are planning to buy some new fish when I'm back at Easter but pondering what to go for. I need a book.
Anyway, off to work on Ecology, prepare for the cow study tomorrow and find some food. All these assignments are detrimental to my digestive system. Oh, and possibly watch the birthday dvds - have seen Gothika already, now have Dr Doolittle 1 & 2 ('so you might learn something useful at uni') and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from Gran & Granda! :-D
Hope everyone's well :-)